NVIDIA Corporation $NVDA Stake Lifted by Moran Wealth Management LLC

Moran Wealth Management LLC increased its position in NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) by 3.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 318,471 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,524 shares during the quarter. NVIDIA makes up about 1.8% of Moran Wealth Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Moran Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in NVIDIA were worth $59,420,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of NVIDIA by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Websterrogers Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,118 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $395,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the period. Helen Stephens Group LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 3.9% during the third quarter. Helen Stephens Group LLC now owns 1,483 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $277,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC boosted its stake in NVIDIA by 1.5% during the second quarter. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC now owns 3,928 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $621,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC grew its holdings in NVIDIA by 0.3% in the second quarter. Roof Eidam Maycock Peralta LLC now owns 20,903 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock worth $3,302,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period. Finally, Alpha Wealth Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of NVIDIA by 1.3% during the second quarter. Alpha Wealth Funds LLC now owns 4,634 shares of the computer hardware maker’s stock valued at $732,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. 65.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about NVIDIA

Here are the key news stories impacting NVIDIA this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Jefferies raised its price target on NVDA from $250 to $275 and kept a Buy rating, giving the stock a clear catalyst for upside based on resumed earnings momentum. Jefferies Raises PT on NVIDIA Corporation From $250 to $275, Keeps Buy Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded NVDA to a Strong Buy, reflecting rising analyst optimism ahead of earnings and reinforcing demand expectations. Nvidia (NVDA) Upgraded to Strong Buy: Here’s Why
• Positive Sentiment: NVIDIA’s strategic $150M investment in Baseten signals a push into AI inference software/service layers, expanding addressable market beyond hardware. Nvidia Bets On AI Inference With $150 Million Baseten Stake
• Positive Sentiment: Corvex/partner news of long‑term NVIDIA H200 GPU deployments shows concrete demand for NVDA’s data‑center GPUs in production AI workloads. Corvex Secures Long-Term NVIDIA H200 GPU Deployment
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings previews point to another strong quarter (analysts expect double‑digit beats), which supports higher forward estimates and valuation upside. Earnings Preview: What To Expect From NVIDIA’s Report
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Jensen Huang plans a late‑January visit to China to try to reopen the market — a potential revenue catalyst but outcomes remain uncertain. Nvidia CEO Huang plans to visit China as he seeks reopen market, Bloomberg reports
• Neutral Sentiment: Jim Cramer and other commentators continue to back the Magnificent Seven, which supports sentiment but doesn’t change fundamentals. Jim Cramer says he’s not abandoning the Mag 7 stocks despite recent struggles
• Negative Sentiment: Fund flows have started rotating into memory/storage (SanDisk, WDC), which can pressure NVDA in the near term as active money reallocates away from compute. Forget the Chips, Buy Memory: Why AI Money Is Moving to Storage
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage noting NVDA is lagging other AI names highlights short‑term sentiment risk and the potential for further relative underperformance. Nvidia Stock Is Lagging Behind Other AI Names. Why the Boom’s Darling Is Out of Favor.
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical friction: the White House/Trump push to allow chip sales to China clashes with lawmakers proposing tighter export curbs — a regulatory risk that could limit NVDA’s China growth. Trump wants Nvidia to sell powerful AI chips to Beijing. Washington’s China hawks are pushing back
• Negative Sentiment: Some funds have trimmed NVDA positions (e.g., Cypress Funds), a sign that active managers are already rotating exposure. Cypress Funds Llc Cuts Nvidia Stake Under Steven Baum

Insider Transactions at NVIDIA

In other NVIDIA news, Director Mark A. Stevens sold 350,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.73, for a total value of $63,605,500.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 7,049,803 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,281,160,699.19. This trade represents a 4.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ajay K. Puri sold 200,000 shares of NVIDIA stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $187.82, for a total transaction of $37,564,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 3,818,547 shares in the company, valued at $717,199,497.54. This represents a 4.98% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,461,474 shares of company stock worth $267,243,232. 4.17% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

NVIDIA Price Performance

NASDAQ NVDA opened at $184.72 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.49 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.83, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 2.31. NVIDIA Corporation has a 1-year low of $86.62 and a 1-year high of $212.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 4.47 and a quick ratio of 3.71. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $183.42 and its 200-day moving average price is $181.32.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 19th. The computer hardware maker reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.23 by $0.07. NVIDIA had a return on equity of 99.24% and a net margin of 53.01%.The company had revenue of $57.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.66 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.81 earnings per share. NVIDIA’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that NVIDIA Corporation will post 2.77 earnings per share for the current year.

NVIDIA Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 4th were paid a $0.01 dividend. This represents a $0.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 4th. NVIDIA’s dividend payout ratio is 0.99%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on NVDA shares. Tigress Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $350.00 price target (up from $280.00) on shares of NVIDIA in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Macquarie raised shares of NVIDIA to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Evercore ISI restated an “outperform” rating on shares of NVIDIA in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Rothschild & Co Redburn increased their target price on NVIDIA from $245.00 to $268.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Wolfe Research lifted their target price on NVIDIA from $230.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 20th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty-seven have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $263.41.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a global technology company that designs and develops graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip (SoC) technologies. Co-founded by Jensen Huang, who serves as president and chief executive officer, along with Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem, NVIDIA has grown from a graphics-focused chipmaker into a broad provider of accelerated computing hardware and software for multiple industries.

The company’s product portfolio spans discrete GPUs for gaming and professional visualization (marketed under the GeForce and NVIDIA RTX lines), high-performance data center accelerators used for AI training and inference (including widely adopted platforms such as the A100 and H100 series), and Tegra SoCs for automotive and edge applications.